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One Good Idea May Be Enough to Pay Your Student Loans
By: Brian O'Connell
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- College students certainly aren’t part of the “1%” that everyone’s talking about these days, and with the amount of student loan debt they carry, they won’t be getting out of the 99% anytime soon. Read more»
Student Loan Default: Avoid at All Costs
By: Jeff Brown
NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- This spring’s college graduates have had their summer goof-off time and are now buckling down to their first real jobs. Well, maybe not. Read more»
Banks' Student Loan Deals Undercut Gov't
By: Brian O'Connell
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Student loan fees can really add up, so much so that it’s worth looking into any deal that reduces them, or cuts them out altogether. Read more»
6 Surprising Ways to Tackle Law School Debt
By: Brian O'Connell
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Law students come out first in the line of college graduates with the highest loan debt, yet they also have ways to save on loans that other graduates may not. Read more»
Upromise: Cash Back for Education Expenses
By: Brian O'Connell
NEW YORK (BankingMyWay) — Planning for a family member’s education is a complicated reality for most families, but lending giant Sallie Mae (Stock Quote: SLM) is trying to make it easier on their pocketbooks: $600 million easier. Read more»
Wells Fargo Forgives Student Debt in Grim Scenarios
By: Brian O'Connell
New York (MainStreet)-- Nobody wants to think about it, and for good reason. College kids are young, vibrant and healthy. But if tragedy strikes, and death or disability follows, one banking giant is taking the lead by forgiving the remaining student loan debt. Read more»
Friday Q&A: How Can I Expedite My FAFSA?
By: Brian O'Connell
Q. "My daughter is a senior in high school and plans on attending college next fall. I’m trying to help with her financing, but really don’t know where to start. I’ve heard there are some decent government loan and financial aid programs. Can you recommend a good one for us?" - R.N., Wheeling, West Virginia Read more»
College Savings Fall, Debt Rises
By: Brian O'Connell
There’s bad news on the college financing front. Read more»
Public College or Private: Which is a Better Value?
By: Brian O'Connell
For decades, even centuries, private colleges have won both the public relations war and the college admissions war against public schools. But these days, the better value may be the other way around. Read more»
3 Student Loan Hazards and How to Avoid Them
By: Brian O'Connell
As with any complicated financial dealings, there are some pretty obvious ways to screw up when getting a student loan. These include things like not filling out the FAFSA form correctly or taking the first offer before shopping around. Those are common errors. Read more»
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